The General is another Buster Keaton classic- he was among the original "superstars". 🚬😎

Thank you so much for passing on this heritage treasure to this generation 🙏🙏

Nothing beats old tv, sigh.

That was great! Love seeing that old stuff! Nice pick Shoestring! Thanks for update and short movie. B Safe......

@dacenmclean7901

3 жыл бұрын

Here from shoestring as well!

Those were some very interesting clips from 97 years ago! I live near Cottage Grove, OR where the General was filmed in '27' and we also live in the same hotel he stayed at during filming.

@jacksprat3100

3 жыл бұрын

Where was it filmed Rollin

I don't know much about trains except for what I've learned from you shoestring. But I can tell you that I like the film it was so funny it made my day. Thanks for sharing! 🤩👍

@FrankBenlin

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, a Shoestring recommendation. Complete with hobo.

It's 1830 in this movie railroads didn't run from new York to Kentucky until years later

Man that's neat!! Sure happy you posted that one.👍👍🚂🚂

Thanks! Finding clips like this one restores my faith in modern technology.

Keaton loved trains and had the recreation of the Stephenson's Rocket created just for this film as well as nearly a mile of rickety track.

@user-vs7no5td6u

7 жыл бұрын

:-)

@colinwilmot5643

4 жыл бұрын

Just totally magnificent for an older Track Inspector as myself.

@chevyblue10

3 жыл бұрын

You mean there really was a contraption like that?

@kennethlee494

3 жыл бұрын

@@chevyblue10 True, there were variations on this design in use for several years although the track, which could be bad was never as bad as shown in that movie. The track in the movie was constructed to enhance the comedy.

@kennethlee494

3 жыл бұрын

@@chevyblue10 and yes, many of the early trains simply used stage coach bodies for the passenger cars.

Somewhere I read where the tender actually had a Model T engine that powered the train.

I'm seeing this 2023. This happens 100 years before wow.. an century

Thank you so much uploading the video and a great pain for human to reach out to modern technology but very few people who appreciate the hard work human being suffering

Was pretty nice replica of the Rocket. Altho the carriages are missing the brakes on the wheels. The whole purpose of the folks sitting on top sides of the carriages are the brakes men. On early trains they had to pull the brakes levers simultaneously to apply the brake shoe on the wheels. This was used for a while until the hose interconnection and steam (later compressed air) brakes were invented, and brakes men were no longer needed on each car.

@phil6506

2 жыл бұрын

I always thought they were vacuum brakes not compressed air.

Look at them oil them old style “Friction Bearings”. Hard to believe you can now find most rail cars and engine parts use Roller Bearings now.

I love every bit of it

Who knew they were making flex track back then!

Shoestring sent me here

Some good parts were cut from this. I wouldn't fool with a film by Buster Keaton, a master.

@constitution_8939

3 жыл бұрын

That he was, a Master. I Wonder what Chaplin actually thought of this Man?

@relacser

3 жыл бұрын

@Derrick Walter Nice try fool!

has ANYBODY noticed a ''movie mistake'' at 5:20 on (deformed rails, but the train passing as if it were straight, a stone hindering the view; when the donkey is finally gone, the rails are, of course, straight)

im his big fan From bengaluru from karnataka in india

@mahesh-devi122

6 жыл бұрын

Halo Hai from Hyderabad

It's hard to watch the poor dog being dragged along! 😢

incredible

I feel like a small portion of this film was actually used on a logging narrow gauge railroad. Look at how well the track is ballasted in 2:56. Just that portion alone.

@alexilauto1419

5 жыл бұрын

And maybe the bridge.

@prabhakarj931

3 жыл бұрын

Good observation

5:04 If the donkey refuses to move from the track then track will move away from the donkey. Innovative solution.

Interesting

i love it rememberingstephensons model wow

@nikhil4695

5 жыл бұрын

John Michael Mabini ye

The copy of rocket used in this film was lost. It is not known whether it was actually powered. But looking at the film I think not. The rails is not constructed well enough to hold the weight of a real loco. And the stunts on the uneven rails are way to dangerous with a real pressurized boiler. I think its a light mock up. Thats pushed or pulled just out of frame. Some other shots are made by having the whole train run down hill. Im not sure of course. But we know they where masters of the pratical effects. Especially Keaton.

👍👍👍great !

राम्रो छ फिल्म

1:21-1:26 pretty much sums up their marriage... ☝🏻

I am one of the biggest fan of Charlie Chaplin. whenever I feel free. I must watch his videos. I am from Bangalore Karnataka

@Bnslamb

7 жыл бұрын

This was Buster Keaton ;)

@gr8vijay

6 жыл бұрын

This guy is not Charlie Chaplin. He is Buster Keaton.

@dexterdog62

3 жыл бұрын

Charlie Chaplin was a communist.

unic !

Šílený jak toto dokázali bez digi efektů!

Charming

Hi I'm searching for the music title which starts at 1:30 in your video. Do you know where this music comes from? Thanks!

@dabedwards

4 жыл бұрын

J. STRAUSS Pizzicato Polka kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqeD2demfpbbpKg.html

Thanks!

@AshokKumar-ue3xq

7 жыл бұрын

Hummus

@mahadevbhaipatel3063

5 жыл бұрын

Amazing video of my life

Nice

Brilliant, although 1923, not so out of date !!

Very good

@ImranKhan-rx3qx

7 жыл бұрын

ch ahsan ali hi

los muchachos en los viejos tiempos estaban locos por hacer un negocio de madera y metal como este

wow

Ye zamana aja yar dobara!!!!

@prabhakarj931

3 жыл бұрын

After World War III

nice

Good muvi

Wish I can drive the rocket.

💘💘❤❤💕💕

Oh si el lunes es que voy para los del contrató

very old train...

হারানো দিন😮

Ha ha ha ha good

Yes

I'm 100th comment 😀

It's unfortunate that this wasn't uploaded in its original aspect ratio. It looks terrible stretched out like this.

5:20 they are fooling the spectators ... the rails have been deformed and actually made impassable, a bit later the train is travelling smoothly and the rails that are (again?!) straight, but hidden from view by a large boulder

👍👏😄😆

Old Train

One should not complain that Vande Bharat is stoned. It's from history book that trains are meant for that practice. See this video as proof.

😂😂😂👍👍👍

Movie name plz?

@funnyusername8635

Жыл бұрын

Our Hospitality

The tracks look to be laid by a drunken blind man! 🤣

sooperr

@CindyDijkema

6 жыл бұрын

Hoi

Love these old movies of reality. Tooo much unrealistic enhanced bs today!

Me dice que trabaje mañana es los que me quiere decir

Pero yo no voy ha salí mañana sólo si me llama ha busca una cosa

Greek release? Saw a Greek word.

show

6:23 into the video. whether it's on a caboose or in the locomotive cab, conductors are gonna sleep, lazy bastards---well over 100 years and nothing changes

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They all dead but u can 2122 if they start doing something useful testing, not with rats

Perjuangan kereta api jadul. Dimasa itu sudah dianggap paling keren. Dimasa sekarang di anggap lelucon. Begitu juga yg terjadi dengan indonesia di era sekarang. Bisa jadi kelak anak cucu kita akan menganggap generasi sekarang begitu bodoh, dengan membiarkan negeri ini dijajah kembali. Klo dulu dijajah oleh negara asing selama 3,5 abad, sekarang malah dijajah oleh saudara sebangsa sendiri ( komunis ). Kebodohan yg terulang.

Шайтанама!

AMTRAK with the Trump service cutbacks! I'm Ridin' with Biden!

@DanteTimberwolf

3 жыл бұрын

Can you please tell me why politics needs to be involved in a buster keaton video?

@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanteTimberwolfIt's a Joke ... just like the former President!

@DanteTimberwolf

3 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp okay Mr. Liberal

@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanteTimberwolf Still Crying for your Orange God? Watch The Movie and Cheer Up I'M Laughing!

@DanteTimberwolf

3 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp actually I'm not crying at all, infact I don't even think trump was the greatest president. But I don't think he was the worst either I'm just tired of people ignoring all the good things he's done and only focusing on the bad.

😂😂😂👍👍👍